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Here’s the garden, barracaded at the east end by a huge pile of snow. This picture was taken last week, and quite a bit of snow has melted since then. The pile has probably shrunk by about half. Today, however, … Continue reading →

A while back – quite a while back – Genie over at The Inadvertant Gardener tagged me to list 5 weird things about myself. “This will be easy,” I thought. “I’m very weird.” And then, nothing. So I enlisted my … Continue reading →

Fatman & Robin are saying, “Na-na na-na boo boo” …and yet so far. We feed the cats in this old washtub on the front porch. Just out of Ava’s reach.

Losing animals is part and parcel of farming, usually noted but not dwelled upon. But last week our Miss Silkie died. Those of you who were reading this blog this time last year know her as our Hollywood chicken. I … Continue reading →

Dear Rafe Henry, Today you turned five. Not that I need to tell you that, you’ve been counting down since July. And not that I need to tell anyone else that, either. You told everyone we saw today, “Hey! I’m … Continue reading →

The farm where I grew up sits along the Cedar River, nestled up to the bottom of the river bluff. The house is just off to the right of this picture. My parents bought this farm when I was about … Continue reading →

These are some of my brother’s sows, over at my parents’ farm. They were out and about, dare I say, frolicking in the snow. (Just because I can practically see my brother rolling his eyes at me calling his sows … Continue reading →

Tree limbs felled by the ice storm made for an interesting look on these snowmen. I can’t decide if they look modern and angst-ridden, with their blank faces and oddly proportioned arms (one of which seems to be sticking out … Continue reading →

This is one of the Osage Municipal Utilities’ 3600 KW generators that powers the town when needed – like during last week’s ice storm when the power coming into town went down. Less than an hour after the power went … Continue reading →

…with apologies to Matt’s nephew, Jake, because you’re birthday present is going to be so so late. Old Man Winter’s being a real jerk this week. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI210 AM CST THU MAR … Continue reading →